Program: Physics, Computational Neuroscience Concentration, B.A. - College of Charleston

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 42+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements for more information.

Required Courses

Complete one of the following options:

Option 1 (3 credit hours)

PHYS 420 Senior Research (3)

Option 2 (6 credit hours)

Notes:

Credit may not be applied for both the Senior Seminar and the Bachelor’s Essay.

Select 11 additional credit hours from Physics (PHYS) and Astronomy (ASTR) coursework:

No more than 3 credit hours from (PHYS 381 , PHYS 390 , and PHYS 399 ) and no more than 3 credit hours from (PHYS 260 , PHYS 260L , PHYS 460L ).

Mathematics Requirement

Computational Neuroscience Concentration (18+ credit hours)

Required Courses:

Complete a minimum of 7 credit hours from the following electives:

Each elective must be from a different group.

Group I

Group III

Note:

*Must be computational neuroscience related and conducted under the mentorship of a neuroscience faculty member from CofC or co-mentorship with MUSC faculty. Prior written approval must be obtained from the coordinator of the Computational Neuroscience concentration.

**Credit may not be applied for both the Senior Seminar and the Bachelor’s Essay.

Notes:

With department approval, completion with grades of at least “B” in PHYS 101 /PHYS 101L and PHYS 102 /PHYS 102L , together with MATH 120 and MATH 220 may be substituted for PHYS 111 /PHYS 111L and PHYS 112 /PHYS 112L .
Suggested programs of study leading to graduate school in physics, astronomy, astrophysics, meteorology and engineering are available from the department.
No more than 3 credit hours from PHYS 260 , PHYS 260L , and PHYS 460L may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 10 credit hours from PHYS 298 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 3 credit hours from PHYS 381 , PHYS 390 , and PHYS 399 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 4 credit hours from PHYS 381 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 6 credit hours from PHYS 390 may be applied towards the program requirements.
No more than 12 credit hours from PHYS 399 may be applied towards the program requirements.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: MATH 120 , MATH 207 , MATH 220 , MATH 221 , MATH 245 , MATH 246 , MATH 307 , MATH 440 , MATH 441 , MATH 445 , MATH 451 , MATH 452 , MATH 470